San Diego County has been under intense scrutiny for years over its unusually high number of in-custody deaths.

A 45-year-old inmate died after fainting at the downtown jail, deputies said. His identity is being withheld until family is notified.

Officials from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office say an inmate died on Saturday night. The person was identified as ...

A brawl broke out between nearly a dozen inmates at the Lake County Jail in Waukegan in late January, causing several of them to get injured and battery charges to be filed against them.

A Livingston County Jail inmate from Monroe County has been change with a felony following an investigation into prison contraband, reports the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office.

The lawsuit alleges that jail staff and a private medical contractor failed to provide urgent medical care, which led to ...

An inmate in a county jail twisted and forced a handcuff off using 'sheer strength,' Sheriff's Office says. Here's what to know.

A former corrections officer accused of assaulting two inmates in 2024 will return to the Columbiana County jail on Monday to begin serving a 37-day jail term for assault and attempted assault. David ...

Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it.

The needs of a Carrolltown juvenile charged with criminal homicide in late September 2025 are being met within an area of the Cambria County Prison that is sight and sound separate from the adult ...

A former corrections officer accused of assaulting two inmates in 2024 will return to the Columbiana County jail on Monday to begin serving a 37-day jail term for assault and attempted assault. David ...